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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
rubbing of the skin ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... syndrome, caused ... differentiating between the diagnosis ... #TEN #Dermatology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(this is a skin ... prick test that ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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LcSSc) - distal skin ... thickening Signs ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #testing #workup
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Territories ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Test for the respective ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... Associated with skin ... severe disease Treatment ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #